Preface; 1 Context, Individual Differences and Pragmatic Development: An Introduction; 2 Longitudinal Studies in Interlanguage Pragmatics; 3 Theoretical Framework, Research Questions and Methodology of the Study; 4 Patterns and Rate of Pragmatic Development; 5 Individual Differences in Pragmatic Development; 6 Summary and Conclusion; Appendix A: Language Contact Profile (LCP); Appendix B: Descriptive Statistics of LCP Results; Appendix C: Pragmatic Listening Test (PLT) Items; Appendix D: Pragmatic Speaking Test (PST) Situational Scenarios
Appendix E: Evaluation of Speech Acts: Grammar Rating ScaleAppendix F: Evaluation of Speech Acts: Appropriateness Rating Scale; Appendix G: Grammar Test for Target Pragmalinguistic Features; Appendix H: Coding Frameworks for Speech Act Expressions; References; Index
Summary
This book describes second language learners' development of pragmatic competence - the appropriate language use in a social context. It reveals patterns of development across different aspects of pragmatic abilities measured over one year and presents rich descriptions of participants' experiences and the individual characteristics that shaped their developmental trajectories
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-305) and index
